Tape for producing non-quilted articles and garment using the tape

ABSTRACT

A low-cost smooth-surfaced tape is used to produce a non-quilted article. An adhesive portion is provided on the outer surface on one side of the tape, and another adhesive portion is provided on the outer surface on the reverse side of the tape. Adhesive portion-free surfaces are arranged to face each other.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to a tape for producing a non-quilted articleand a garment using the tape.

BACKGROUND

Quilting stitches are sewn in various types of garments such as downjackets, down vests, and skiwear filled with synthetic fibers to preventthe filling (such as down) from shifting. However, quilting inevitablyproduces seams on the garment fabric, and warm air retained in thegarment escapes through the seams. Another drawback is that the fillingsuch as down and synthetic fibers comes out of the seams. Yet anotherdrawback is that rainwater may easily enter through the needle holes onthe quilted fabric.

To solve these problems, various types of products have beenmanufactured by bonding textile fabrics together without stitching witha sewing machine, and such products have become commercially available.One known example of such a bonded textile product is one produced byinterposing a heat bonding tape or a similar material having an adhesivemade of a resin such as a urethane resin, an acrylic resin and asilicone resin, between fabrics stacked on top of another, and applyingpressure and heat to the heat bonding tape to melt the adhesive and thenharden the adhesive to bond the fabrics together (JP 2002-338908 A).

However, adhesive bonding has a drawback that the fabric easily comesoff or peels off from the adhesive when the bonded part is pulled or thegarment is repeatedly washed. Adhesive bonded garments are not as strongas those produced by sewing machine stitching. To overcome thisdrawback, a technique to increase the bonding strength of an adhesivebonded part has been proposed in which tiny fibrils are raised on atextile surface or, in other words, a textile surface is made uneven toinduce an anchoring effect between the uneven surface and an adhesive(JP H05-186948 A and JP S63-275786 A). However, the technique in whichtiny fibrils are raised on a textile surface to induce an anchoringeffect between the textile surface and an adhesive as described in JPH05-186948 A and JP S63-275786 A requires an abrasion and/or scratchingstep to raise tiny fibrils on the textile surface and has lowproductivity, and the tiny fibrils may easily form a pill or a snag.

The bonded textile products as disclosed in JP 2002-338908 A, JPH05-186948 A and JP S63-275786 A are not satisfactory in terms ofbonding strength. In view of this, WO 2014/156557 discloses a bondedtextile product comprising at least two fabrics stacked on top ofanother each made of at least a textile woven or knitted fabric or anonwoven fabric, and the textile product further comprising an adhesiveportion containing an adhesive interposed between the fabrics, whereinthe at least two fabrics each have a bulkiness of 1.0 to 5.0 cm³/g, andthe textile woven or knitted fabric or the nonwoven fabric is at leastpartially made of a splitting fiber, a finished yarn or a compositefiber.

In the bonded structure of the bonded textile product as disclosed in WO2014/156557 (also called the conventional bonded structure), a facefabric 31 and a lining fabric 32 are bonded together with a double-sidedmelt tape 33 as shown in FIG. 11. The conventional bonded structure ofFIG. 11, however, has a disadvantage in that, when a force that pullsthe face fabric 31 upward and another force that pulls the lining fabric32 downward are simultaneously applied to the product, the bonded partmay be easily separated. In addition, the fabrics are tightened aroundthe part bonded with the double-sided melt tape 33 and, as a result, theamount of the filling that can be interposed between the face fabric 31and the lining fabric 32 is small and, consequently, thermal insulationproperties of the bonded textile product used as cold weather clothingare poor.

JP 2009-279192 A discloses a tape 40 for producing a non-quilted article(also called the conventional tape for producing a non-quilted article)designed to solve the problem of down leakage from quilting seams. Asshown in FIG. 12, the tape for producing a non-quilted article disclosedin JP 2009-279192 A contains textile attachment elements 41, 42 havingadhesive portions 43, 44 arranged in a dotted manner. A textilepartition 45 is placed between the textile attachment elements 41, 42,and the textile partition 45 and the textile attachment elements 41, 42are joined together by sewing at joins 46, 47. This technique requiresthe extra step of creating the joins 46, 47, which step adds anadditional cost. In addition, due to the joins 46, 47, the tape also hasa drawback of not being smooth at the joins.

It could therefore be helpful to provide a low-cost smooth-surfaced tapefor producing a non-quilted article, and a highly thermally insulatinggarment to which the tape is firmly bonded via an adhesive portion thathas high peel resistance.

SUMMARY

I thus provide:

(1) A tape for producing a non-quilted article, the tape comprisingadhesive portions on outer surfaces on one side and on the reverse sideof the tape, the tape being a cut piece of a double-layer woven fabriccomprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric and afabric layer arranged on the reverse side of the fabric, the tapecomprising adhesive portion-free surfaces arranged to face each other.

(2) A tape for producing a non-quilted article, the tape comprisingadhesive portions on outer surfaces on one side and on the reverse sideof the tape, the tape being a cut piece of a triple-layer woven fabriccomprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric, a fabriclayer arranged on the reverse side of the fabric, and an intermediatelayer arranged between the fabric layers on the one side and on thereverse side of the fabric, the tape comprising adhesive portion-freesurfaces arranged to face each other.

(3) A garment comprising a face fabric bonded to an adhesive portion onan outer surface on one side of the tape for producing a non-quiltedarticle according to the above (1), a lining fabric bonded to anadhesive portion on an outer surface on the reverse side of the tape forproducing a non-quilted article according to the above (1), and afilling packed between the face fabric and the lining fabric.

(4) A garment comprising a face fabric bonded to an adhesive portion onan outer surface on one side of the tape for producing a non-quiltedarticle according to the above (2), a lining fabric bonded to anadhesive portion on an outer surface on the reverse side of the tape forproducing a non-quilted article according to the above (2), and afilling packed between the face fabric and the lining fabric.

The tape for producing a non-quilted article is a cut piece obtained bycutting a double- or triple-layer woven fabric in the direction parallelto the binding points that connect the fabric layers, and adhesiveportions are provided on the outer surfaces on one side and the reverseside of the tape. In this manner, the tape is produced at a low cost andhas a smooth surface. The garment has no seams and, therefore, thegarment prevents the filling from coming out of the garment and alsoprevents warm air trapped therein from escaping to the outside, and thusachieves excellent cold protective properties. The face fabric and thelining fabric are not directly joined by the adhesive portions but arejoined via the binding points and, therefore, the adhesive portionsbonded to the face fabric and the lining fabric do not peel off easily.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of an example of a double-layer wovenfabric.

FIG. 2 is a weave diagram of the section A of the fabric of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a weave diagram of the section B of the fabric of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of an example of a triple-layer wovenfabric.

FIG. 5 is a weave diagram of the fabric of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of an example of my tape for producing anon-quilted article. The tape is a cut piece of a double-layer wovenfabric comprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric anda fabric layer arranged on the reverse side of the fabric. The tape isobtained by cutting the double-layer woven fabric in the directionparallel to the binding points of the fabric layers, avoiding cuttingdirectly on the binding points. Adhesive portions are provided on theouter surfaces on one side and the reverse side of the tape, andadhesive portion-free surfaces are arranged to face each other.

FIG. 7 shows a sectional view of an example of my tape for producing anon-quilted article. The tape is a cut piece of a triple-layer wovenfabric comprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric, afabric layer arranged on the reverse side of the fabric, and anintermediate layer arranged between the fabric layers on the one sideand on the reverse side of the fabric. The tape is obtained by cuttingthe triple-layer woven fabric in the direction parallel to the bindingpoints of the fabric layers, avoiding cutting directly on the bindingpoints. Adhesive portions are provided on the outer surfaces on one sideand the reverse side of the tape, and adhesive portion-free surfaces arearranged to face each other.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an example of my garment produced usingthe tape for producing a non-quilted article as shown in FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an example of my garment produced usingthe tape for producing a non-quilted article as shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a down jacket produced in Examples andComparative Example.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the conventional bonded structure.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the conventional tape for producing anon-quilted article.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

-   -   1 Warp yarns    -   2 Weft yarns    -   3 Fabric layer on one side of the fabric    -   4 Fabric layer on the reverse side of the fabric    -   5 Weft yarns    -   6 Warp yarns    -   7 Fabric layer on one side of the fabric    -   8 Fabric layer on the reverse side of the fabric    -   9 Intermediate fabric layer    -   11 a Fabric layer on one side of the tape    -   11 b Fabric layer on the reverse side of the tape    -   12 a Adhesive portion    -   12 b Adhesive portion    -   13 a Fabric layer on one side of the tape    -   13 b Fabric layer on the reverse side of the tape    -   14 a Adhesive portion    -   14 b Adhesive portion    -   15 Face fabric    -   16 Lining fabric    -   17 a, 17 b Fabrics    -   18 Face fabric    -   19 Lining fabric    -   20 a, 20 b Fabrics    -   21 Down jacket    -   22 Joins

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Weave for Producing Fabric Layers on One Side andthe Reverse Side of the Garment

The weave for producing the fabric layers on one side and the reverseside of my garment includes, for example, plain weave in which “eachweft thread passes alternately over and under a warp thread and eachwarp thread passes alternately over and under a weft thread”, twillweave in which “each weft thread does not pass alternately over andunder a warp thread or vice versa, but each weft thread passes over onewarp thread and then passes under two warp threads (1×2 twill), or eachweft thread passes over one warp thread and then passes under three warpthreads (1×3 twill)”, satin weave in which “there are a small number offloats of weft threads and only warp threads appear to lie on thesurface and therefore the fabric has a glossy surface”, solidly coveredweave that “uses colored threads to weave a background design on anothertype of weave, such as a plain or satin weave”, high density weave that“is the most suitable for and capable of reproducing fine detail thatordinary weave cannot produce such as an intricate artwork or smalltexts, due to use of a special type of yarn or a high yarn density”,shrink resistant weave that “resists shrinkage and distortion”, andcrepe weave that “produces a rough, dull surface like the skin of apear” and the like. Of these, preferred is plain weave, which has moreinterlaced threads as compared with other types of weave and istherefore strong although thin as a fabric. Filling packed between theface fabric and the lining fabric of the garment

The filling packed between the face fabric and the lining fabric of mygarment may be, for example, down, feather, cotton, polyester and thelike. Preferred are staple fibers of polyester such as polyethyleneterephthalate, with a single fiber fineness of 0.1 to 5.0 dtex. Suchpolyester staple fibers have excellent heat retaining properties. Theweight per area of the filling is preferably 50 to 500 g/m² forexcellent heat retaining properties.

Structural Fibers of the Face Fabric and the Lining Fabric of theGarment

The face fabric and the lining fabric of my garment can be produced byweaving multifilament yarns. Multifilament yarns are composed of aplurality of monofilaments. To provide a certain amount of strength tothe fabrics to be produced, the fineness of the multifilament yarns ispreferably 3 dtex or more, more preferably 5 dtex or more, further morepreferably 7 dtex or more. Preferably, the fineness of the multifilamentyarns is 25 dtex or less, more preferably 16 dtex or less, further morepreferably 12 dtex or less. The multifilament yarns with a fineness inthe above range can be used to produce a lightweight thin fabric with apredetermined strength.

The strength at break of the multifilament yarns is preferably 3.5cN/dtex or more, more preferably 4.5 cN/dtex or more, and is preferably10 cN/dtex or less, more preferably 6 cN/dtex or less. The multifilamentyarns with strength at break in the above range can be used to produce afabric with adequate tear strength, even when the multifilament yarnscontain filaments having a highly flat shape.

The elongation at break of the multifilament yarns is preferably 35% ormore and is preferably 50% or less. If a certain force is applied to theface fabric or lining fabric made of multifilament yarns having anelongation at break of less than 35%, the stress corresponding to theforce may concentrate on a single monofilament and, as a result, thefabric may be easily torn. On the other hand, if the elongation at breakis more than 50%, the spun yarns are elongated under strong tension dueto friction between the yarns and various spinning devices, and theyarns may be easy to break.

The monofilaments in the multifilament yarns will be specificallydescribed below.

The fineness of the monofilaments is preferably 0.5 dtex or more, morepreferably 1.0 dtex or more, and is preferably 3.0 dtex or less, morepreferably 2.5 dtex or less. The monofilaments with a fineness in theabove range can be used to produce a fabric having appropriate tearstrength and low air permeability.

The multifilament yarns and the monofilaments may be made of any type ofsynthetic fibers such as nylon fibers and polyester fibers. To achievehigh strength and dimensional stability, preferred are polyester fibers.Examples of the polyester fibers include polyethylene terephthalatefibers, polybutylene terephthalate fibers and the like. The polyesterfibers may be copolymerized polyester fibers produced by copolymerizingpolyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate with an acidcomponent, for example, isophthalic acid, sodium 5-sulfoisophthalate, oran aliphatic dicarboxylic acid such as adipic acid. The fibers containedin the multifilament yarns may be a single type or an appropriatecombination of different types of fibers.

To produce the multi-layer woven fabric containing a plurality ofcompartments by weaving the fabric layers on one side and the reverseside of the multi-layer woven fabric, the weaving can be done with theso-called hollow weave that can produce a hollow woven fabric in whichfabric layers are joined at the selvage ends. The size of the area ofthe individual compartments should be suitable to accommodate anappropriate volume of the filling packed between the face fabric and thelining fabric so that a soft feel is achieved. Hence, the area ispreferably 1 inch² or more. The loom that can be used to produce thehollow woven fabric is, for example, an air-jet loom, a water-jet loom,a rapier loom or the like. The shedding device that can be used is, forexample, a Dobby shedding device, a jacquard shedding device or thelike.

FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of an example of a double-layer wovenfabric. FIG. 2 is a weave diagram of the section A of the fabric ofFIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a weave diagram of the section B of the fabric ofFIG. 1. FIG. 1 contains warp yarns 1, weft yarns 2, a fabric layer 3 onone side of the double-layer woven fabric, and a fabric layer 4 on thereverse side of the double-layer woven fabric. FIG. 4 shows a sectionalview of an example of a triple-layer woven fabric. FIG. 5 is a weavediagram of the fabric of FIG. 4. FIG. 4 contains weft yarns 5, warpyarns 6, a fabric layer 7 on one side of the triple-layer woven fabric,a fabric layer 8 on the reverse side of the triple-layer woven fabric,and an intermediate fabric layer 9.

FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of an example of my tape for producing anon-quilted article. The tape is a cut piece of a double-layer wovenfabric comprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric anda fabric layer arranged on the reverse side of the fabric. The tape isobtained by cutting the double-layer woven fabric in the directionparallel to the binding points of the fabric layers, avoiding cuttingdirectly on the binding points (i.e., by cutting the double-layer wovenfabric vertically in the plane of the figure, along the dot-dashed lines10 a and 10 b as shown in FIG. 1). Adhesive portions are provided on theouter surfaces on one side and the reverse side of the tape, andadhesive portion-free surfaces are arranged to face each other. As shownin FIG. 6, an adhesive portion-free fabric layer 11 a is arranged toface another adhesive portion-free fabric layer 11 b. An adhesiveportion 12 a is provided on the outer surface on one side of the tape,and another adhesive portion 12 b is provided on the outer surface onthe reverse side of the tape.

FIG. 7 shows a sectional view of an example of my tape for producing anon-quilted article. The tape is a cut piece of a triple-layer wovenfabric comprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric, afabric layer arranged on the reverse side of the fabric, and anintermediate layer arranged between the fabric layers on the one sideand on the reverse side of the fabric. The tape is obtained by cuttingthe triple-layer woven fabric in the direction parallel to the bindingpoints of the fabric layers, avoiding cutting directly on the bindingpoints (i.e., by cutting the triple-layer woven fabric vertically in theplane of the figure, along the dot-dashed lines 10 a and 10 b as shownin FIG. 4). Adhesive portions are provided on the outer surfaces on oneside and the reverse side of the tape. As shown in FIG. 7, an adhesiveportion-free fabric layer 13 a is arranged to face another adhesiveportion-free fabric layer 13 b. An adhesive portion 14 a is provided onthe outer surface on one side of the tape, and another adhesive portion14 b is provided on the outer surface on the reverse side of the tape.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an example of my garment produced usingthe tape for producing a non-quilted article as shown in FIG. 6. Asshown in FIG. 8, a face fabric 15 is bonded to an adhesive portion onthe outer surface on one side of the tape, and a lining fabric 16 isbonded to an adhesive portion on the outer surface on the reverse sideof the tape. A filling as exemplified above (para [0014] of WO2018/101040) can be packed into the space surrounded by the face fabric15, the lining fabric 16, a fabric 17 a and a fabric 17 b.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an example of my garment produced usingthe tape for producing a non-quilted article as shown in FIG. 7. Asshown in FIG. 9, a face fabric 18 is bonded to an adhesive portion onthe outer surface on one side of the tape, and a lining fabric 19 isbonded to an adhesive portion on the outer surface on the reverse sideof the tape. A filling as exemplified above (para [0014] of WO2018/101040) can be packed into the space surrounded by the face fabric18, the lining fabric 19, a fabric 20 a and a fabric 20 b.

Type of Adhesive

The adhesive used to form the adhesive portions is typically an organicadhesive. Organic adhesives are broadly classified into natural resinadhesives such as natural rubber and casein; semi-synthetic adhesivessuch as cellulose acetate; and synthetic resin adhesives such aspolyurethane- and acrylic-based adhesives. Preferred are synthetic resinadhesives that are easy to process and available at a low cost.Synthetic resin adhesives are further classified into thermosettingadhesives such as polyurethane- and polyester-based adhesives;thermoplastic adhesives such as PVA-, vinyl chloride-, acrylic resin-and polyethylene-based adhesives; elastomer adhesives such as siliconerubber- and nitrile rubber-based adhesives; and composite adhesives suchas nylon-epoxy adhesives and vinyl-phenolic adhesives. Preferred arethermosetting adhesives that have flexibility and high adhesivestrength. Thermosetting adhesives are further classified into dry curingtypes such as aqueous type, emulsion type and latex type; chemicalreaction types cured by crosslinking reaction occurring upon mixing of abase resin and a curing agent; heat melting types that are in a solidform at normal temperature but melt by heating and harden by cooling;and pressure-sensitive types that are in the form of a high-viscosityfluid and form a bond when pressure is applied. Preferred are heatmelting type thermosetting adhesives, which form a strong bond at afabric-adhesive interface. Resins suitable as a component of heatmelting type thermosetting adhesives include an ethylene-vinyl acetatecopolymer, a polyamide resin, a polyester resin, a polyurethane resin, apolyolefin resin and the like. Preferred is a polyurethane resin, whichis easy to process.

Bonding Process

Suitable adhesive bonding process is typically heat pressing process,high-frequency heating process, or ultrasonic bonding process, and anyof these may be used. Preferred is heat pressing process, which isperformed at a low cost and has high productivity.

EXAMPLES

My tapes and garments will be described in more detail with reference toExamples, but are not limited thereto. Various modifications andalterations are possible without departing from the technical scope ofthe disclosure.

Example 1

A double-layer woven fabric of plain weave was woven from two sets ofwarp yarns (22 dtex) and two sets of weft yarns (22 dtex) with awater-jet loom. The warp and weft yarns were a nylon FDY of 20 D/24 fand were arranged at a warp density of 400 ends/2.54 cm and a weftdensity of 400 picks/2.54 cm. An adhesive was applied to the surface ofthe fabric layer 11 a on one side of the fabric and to the surface ofthe fabric layer 11 b on the reverse side of the fabric as shown in FIG.6 to form adhesive portions 12 a and 12 b. The fabric was then cut inthe direction vertical in the plane of the figure, along the dot-dashedlines 10 a and 10 b as shown in FIG. 1. In this manner, a tape withdouble-layer woven fabric structure for producing a non-quilted articleas shown in FIG. 6 was produced.

Separately, a woven fabric was produced from warp yarns (22 dtex) andweft yarns (22 dtex) with a water-jet loom. The warp and weft yarns werea nylon FDY of 20 D/24 f and were arranged at a warp density of 200ends/2.54 cm and a weft density of 200 picks/2.54 cm. The produced wovenfabric was used as a face fabric and a lining fabric to produce a downjacket 21 as shown in FIG. 10.

In FIG. 10, the numeral 22 represents the joins between the face fabricand the lining fabric. The face fabric was joined with the lining fabricby bonding the face fabric to the adhesive portion 12 a on the outersurface on one side of the tape with double-layer woven fabric structurefor producing a non-quilted article, and then bonding the lining fabricto the adhesive portion 12 b on the outer surface on the reverse side ofthe tape. The down jacket was then packed with 50 g of down per fabricarea in m². The down jacket was treated with water repellent finishusing a fluorine-based water repellent. The down jackets produced inExample 2 and Comparative Example 1 described later were also packedwith the same amount of down and treated with water repellent finishusing the same fluorine-based water repellent. The peel strength of thejoins 22 of the produced down jacket 21 and the do value of the productincluding the joins 22 are shown in Table 1. The peel strength (N) asshown in Table 1 was measured in accordance with JIS L 1093, A-1 method(2011). The tensile speed was 30 cm/min and the width of the specimenwas 10 cm. The do value was measured in accordance with ASTM D 1518-85.The measurement was performed at the center of the back of the jacket at20° C. at a relative humidity of 65%.

Example 2

A triple-layer woven fabric of plain weave was woven from three sets ofwarp yarns (22 dtex) and three sets of weft yarns (22 dtex) with awater-jet loom. The warp and weft yarns were a nylon FDY of 20 D/24 fand were arranged at a warp density of 600 ends/2.54 cm and a weftdensity of 600 picks/2.54 cm. An adhesive was applied to the surface ofthe fabric layer 13 a on one side of the fabric and to the surface ofthe fabric layer 13 b on the reverse side of the fabric as shown in FIG.7 to form adhesive portions 14 a and 14 b. The fabric was then cut inthe direction vertical in the plane of the figure, along the dot-dashedlines 10 a and 10 b as shown in FIG. 4. In this manner, a tape withtriple-layer woven fabric structure for producing a non-quilted articleas shown in FIG. 7 was produced.

Separately, a woven fabric was produced from warp yarns (22 dtex) andweft yarns (22 dtex) with a water-jet loom. The warp and weft yarns werea nylon FDY of 20 D/24 f and were arranged at a warp density of 200ends/2.54 cm and a weft density of 200 picks/2.54 cm. The produced wovenfabric was used as a face fabric and a lining fabric to produce a downjacket 21 as shown in FIG. 10. The face fabric and the lining fabricwere joined in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the tape withtriple-layer woven fabric structure for producing a non-quilted articlewas used instead of the tape with double-layer woven fabric structurefor producing a non-quilted article. The peel strength of the joins 22of the produced down jacket 21 and the do value of the product includingthe joins 22 are shown in Table 1.

Comparative Example 1

Another down jacket 21 as shown in FIG. 10 was produced in the samemanner as in Example 1 except that the joins 22 were formed by adifferent method. The face fabric and the lining fabric were directlybonded with a double-sided melt tape as shown in FIG. 11 to form thejoins 22. The peel strength of the joins 22 of the produced down jacket21 and the do value of the product including the joins 22 are shown inTable 1.

TABLE 1 Peel strength (N) Clo value Example 1 50 1.5 Example 2 50 1.8Comparative Example 1 5 1.3

As shown in Table 1, the garments of Examples 1 and 2 have higher peelstrength and a higher do value than those of Comparative Example 1. Thegarment of Example 2 has a higher do value than that of Example 1.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

My garment is suitable as outerwear such as cold weather clothing, andas bedclothes. Specifically, the garment can be used as down wear, downjackets, down coats, down vests, lap robes, futons, sleeping bags andthe like.

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 5. A tape for producing a non-quilted article, the tapecomprising adhesive portions on outer surfaces on one side and a reverseside of the tape, the tape being a cut piece of a double-layer wovenfabric comprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric anda fabric layer arranged on a reverse side of the fabric, the tapecomprising adhesive portion-free surfaces arranged to face each other.6. A tape for producing a non-quilted article, the tape comprisingadhesive portions on outer surfaces on one side and a reverse side ofthe tape, the tape being a cut piece of a triple-layer woven fabriccomprising a fabric layer arranged on one side of the fabric, a fabriclayer arranged on a reverse side of the fabric, and an intermediatelayer arranged between the fabric layers on said one side and on saidreverse side of the fabric, the tape comprising adhesive portion-freesurfaces arranged to face each other.
 7. A garment comprising a facefabric bonded to an adhesive portion on an outer surface on one side ofthe tape according to claim 5, a lining fabric bonded to an adhesiveportion on an outer surface on the reverse side of the tape, and afilling packed between the face fabric and the lining fabric.
 8. Agarment comprising a face fabric bonded to an adhesive portion on anouter surface on one side of the tape according to claim 6, a liningfabric bonded to an adhesive portion on an outer surface on the reverseside of the tape, and a filling packed between the face fabric and thelining fabric.